---
title: "Army officials say all clear after troops in Germany warned of ‘imminent’ terror attack"
date: "2020-01-20"
modified: "2020-01-20"
authors:
  - name: "Haley Britzky"
    job_title: "Former Army Reporter"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky.md"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-germany-terror-attack-warning/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Around the World"
  - "Europe"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
tags:
  - "European Command"
  - "Terrorism"
---

# Army officials say all clear after troops in Germany warned of ‘imminent’ terror attack

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A memo circulating over the weekend warning of a "possible imminent attack" against U.S. soldiers in Germany was investigated by Army officials, who found there to not be a serious threat after all.

"We can confirm a potential threat was identified and investigated Saturday night," Army Col. Joe Scrocca told Task & Purpose on Monday. "German and US officials were consulted and no imminent threat was found to exist."

"We'd like to remind everyone to stay vigilant and be aware of their surroundings."

[According](<https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-warns-possible-imminent-threat-troops-germany-1482956>) to Newsweek, a memo from the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade stated there was "third party information" regarding a "possible imminent attack" against U.S. soldiers stationed at either the Tower Barracks at Grafenwohr or the Tower Barracks at Dulmen.

The information said the attack would be "carried out by an unknown Jordanian extremist" who "recently advocated killing U.S. soldiers in Germany," [per](<https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-warns-possible-imminent-threat-troops-germany-1482956>) Newsweek.

On Saturday, [the U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Facebook page](<https://www.facebook.com/USAGBavaria/?ref=search&__tn__=%252Cd%252CP-R&eid=ARArxQ2-J-yWm11s9QYdLfXGglWUTmy223k3qb5KQ7ivebc6PQaze_sAW2r5aCzZjlki-kvU0lLsAV-J>) said to expect increased force protection measures at the Tower Barracks at Grafenwohr and Rose Barracks at Vilseck, Germany.

## Author
Haley Britzky was the Task & Purpose Army reporter from 2019 to 2022. She previously worked at Axios covering breaking news. She reports on important developments within the service, from new uniforms to new policies; the realities of military life facing soldiers and their families; and broader cultural issues that expand outside of the Army, touching each of the military services.Â

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/haley-britzky-b09022a0/>)  
[Twitter](<https://twitter.com/halbritz>)

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